Vanuatu earthquakes in 1953
7 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Vanuatu in 1953. The largest: M7.2 62 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu, Jul 2, 1953.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1953 was located in Vanuatu. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1953
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.6146 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 25 km deep
- 6.3184 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
- 7.1146 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
- 7.262 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 236 km deep
- 5.634 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 30 km deep
- 6.6146 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 45 km deep
- 6.6140 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1953 | 0 | ||
| February 1953 | 0 | ||
| March 1953 | 1 | 6.6 | 140 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu |
| April 1953 | 1 | 6.6 | 146 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu |
| May 1953 | 1 | 5.6 | 34 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu |
| June 1953 | 0 | ||
| July 1953 | 1 | 7.2 | 62 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu |
| August 1953 | 0 | ||
| September 1953 | 0 | ||
| October 1953 | 0 | ||
| November 1953 | 3 | 7.1 | 146 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu |
| December 1953 | 0 |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.